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This tool is made for drawing a center line down a stave, no matter how crooked or irregular it is. Since I use Eric's gizmo for tillering anyway I figured with a little addition of the short pieces of dowel it would be a multi-use tool. To find the center line, reverse the pencil so the point sticks out on the side of the dowels(for use as a gizmo, have pencil point on opposite side). Them with a dowel on either side of the stave and the pencil point on the back of the stave slide the "tool" down the length of the stave, keeping the dowels tightly against the sides of the stave as you go. Then rotate it so the forward dowel is back and the back is forward and trace another line down the stave. Where these pencil lines separate I mark the center between these lines as my center line. Here are a few pics to help demonstrate... This is the gizmo as we know it. ...and reversed for the multi-tool... ...and in use. Note how I angled the tool two different ways and make two center line marks... ...and the center line down a snaky bow stave
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I like it Pat. I have thought about making "super gizmo" like that to put on the St Jude auction.
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Nice Pat thanks.. I made a gizmo a few years ago after seeing Eric's thread about it.. Really works sweet.. Thanks again Eric..
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This thing works great on any stave and I thought it fit right in with Eric's gizmo. It's hard to improve on perfection but I think I came close. Thanks for the gizmo, Eric! I gave one of these to Pappy last year at the Tenn Classic.
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They work good (really good on flat stock), but on a stave, you gotta keep 'em level as you move it along - or the line can get way off center. I have to glide mine along very slowly and keep a close eye on it's 'attitude'.
Another variation is to use a shorty pencil with a slot cut in the eraser - and a rubber band. It keeps light down-tension on the pencil as it tracks up-and-down over knots, bumps, etc.....so you can concentrate on keeping the center finder on track. Of course, that is with an ordinary center finder that doesn't use a threaded nut in it to hold the pencil. - rb
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I have mine drilled to fit my extra-fine sharpie for working on glass bows. Works great!
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the rubber band idea is just awesome. now i have to pick up a block of zebrawood and some yellowheart , and make an inlaid , top notch (including the nut) advanced gizmo. maybe some antler for the pins...
i use my gizmo daily , and have one edge tapered to work a little better into the fades.
-hov
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I drilled holes on the ends of mine and put nails in the holes for finding the center. Now the Nails are out so I can run the gizmo down the belly without hitting the string. Yours looks a lot better then mine.
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